comes with some of the BEST development tools in existence... in other words FREE and BEST

web dev? there are free tools that will run in X11

Office? what do you need to do in office that you think you can't with the Apple? it has Mail, iCal, Address Book, Keynote, Text Edit (Rich Text text editor), you can fax from any program now...

and i imagine there is a CROSS-GRADE possibility for Office ... and the Mac version of Office is better anyway.

i believe you can get Ragtime for free too which is an Office suite that i believe can use MS Office file formats etc...

games? i personally don't care. But as far as Graphics goes... I'll take a Mac anyday and keep that PC away...

oh and go ahead and buy that Cheap pc laptop and you'll get just that - cheap.

th cheapest apple lap top is rockin! i'd take one... I have a Powerbook and i think Apple's 'bottom of the line' iBook is better than MOST PC laptops...